Travelers Championship

Another major champion, another marquee name — the 2018 Travelers Championship just keeps getting better.

The latest to commit is Jason Day, the seventh-ranked player in the world and the winner of the 2015 PGA Championship. He’s returned to form after an injury-riddled 2017, collecting wins at this year’s Farmers Insurance Open and the Wells Fargo Championship to run his PGA Tour victory total to 12.

“Adding Jason to our field is fantastic news for the tournament and our fans,” Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube said in a release. “Jason is one of the world’s best players, so having him return to TPC River Highlands reflects our mission of bringing the...

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The PGA annual meeting will be held in Hartford in 2020.
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Bobby Valentine At
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Former Mets and
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manager Bobby Valentine will be the guest at the World Series Club of Hartford dinner Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall on 83 South Road in West Hartford....

The PGA Tour’s reigning player of the year is headed back to Cromwell this summer.
Justin Thomas, the 24-year-old who capped his breakout season on the tour by winning the 2017 FedEx Cup, has committed to play in the 2018 Travelers Championship,...

More than $1.1 million in sponsorships and grants were given by Farmington Bank and its charitable arm, the Farmington Bank Community Foundation, to more than 450 non-profit organizations in Connecticut and Massachusetts in 2017, the Bank announced.It was...

The Travelers Championship received an early boost Wednesday with the announcement that Rory McIlroy has committed to compete at TPC River Highlands this year.
“I made the comment after last year’s tournament that I would definitely be back, and I’m...

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